thEy'rE sO cOrrUpt!
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Republicans aren't going to take "No" for an answer on this
https://floridianpress.com/2024/06/luna-circulaties-letter-hold-garland-inherent-contempt-congress/
"Inherent contempt" of Congress, a power rarely exercised and not used since the 1930s, is now being proposed as a significant measure. In this process, an offender is tried on the House floor, not by the Department of Justice. If the majority finds the offender in contempt, the House Sergeant-at-Arms arrests them until they comply with a subpoena or until the end of the legislative session. This move, historically used to coerce compliance rather than punish, is now being considered in a high-stakes political situation.
This, certainly, won't go anywhere. Those with some sanity will realize that it's not worth up using every bit of political capital they have on a nothing burger.
Those with some sanity will realize
All the Republicans with sanity have been run out of town. It's definitely going there.
It'll go somewhere. It'll go in fuckin circles, but won't go anywhere meaningful.
I thought the Democractic committee members and/or Pelosi said that Congress no longer has a "jail" in which the Sergeant at Arms could hold an arrestee.
The Sergeant-at-arms doesn't need an actual jail in the Capitol itself. If they are empowered to hold someone, they can do it anywhere, even a hotel room. The Capitol Police also have a holding cell which could be used.
https://rollcall.com/2019/05/08/just-where-is-this-secret-house-jail-located/
"As of right now, we fully intend to bring it," Rep. Luna declared, "I don't really have much faith in the Department of Justice. And I don't think the American people do either.
Lovely how she actually pretends to speak for "the American people"
The House is divided and if this continues our Republic will fall.
All this over audio they want to be able to run campaign ads.
How many Gym Jordans in a Garland?
Can they even lift, bro?
Ask the wrestlers Gym coached.
For those out of the loop. What the fuck is going on?
President Biden had classified documents when he wasn't president. This is a no no. A special counsel was created to investigate and see if he broke the law (which requires showing a level of intent). The special counsel interviewed Biden and afterwards put out a report and was like "we shouldn't procecute this case, the jury would see him as a forgetful old grandpa" (this is not a real quote).
Now congressional Republicans want the justice department to release the audio of the interview. They say they want this to find evidence of criminal activity (as if the justice department wasn't doing the same thing?) And Merrick Garland is refusing under the reasoning that it wouldn't serve a purpose, and disclosing information on someone who hasn't committed a crime, you are going to prosecute, is bad. Imagine if the government did that to all people they didn't like, start an investigation, get a bunch of dirt, and then publish it?! It's insane to me IMHO. So then they decide to hold Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress which is the only escalation they have in this position.
Now congressional Republicans want the justice department to release the audio of the interview.
To be clear on this, they already have the transcripts. They just want to be able to chop up audio so they can put clips of it on TV.
The Republicans only want the Audio to make political commercials out of anyway.
So then they decide to hold Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress which is the only escalation they have in this position.
Also, Merrick Garland is the head of the DOJ, and only the DOJ can prosecute contempt of Congress as a crime. So if Congress says that DOJ is acting in contempt of Congress, they're asking DOJ to prosecute itself.
In 2008 Americans elected a black man president, and the Republicans lost their shit and went scorched earth.
They lost their shit decades before that. I have no idea why people seem to remember a formerly rational Republican party. I think people were just younger and have a rosy recollection of politicians who served before we formed a coherent political worldview.
It's been a process.
TBF, they lost their collective minds over the Clintons, too. Bill was largely a right-leaning centrist but Hillary has a tendency to speak her mind (shock! horror! she's not some decorative arm piece? Who the hell does she think she is, anyway?) Also, some people were proclaiming him to be the "first black President" and that alone probably drove them crazier.
Just started a book by Coates about that
https://ta-nehisicoates.com/books/we-were-eight-years-in-power/
The people always trying to come up with and pin fake crimes on people are gonna be upset!
Yeah, they just wanted some dirt on Biden. This has nothing to do with anything but the cons wanting to play dirty tricks.
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